Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs River Bulrush

Carollia castanea compared with Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while River Bulrush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	River Bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Carollia	Bolboschoenus
Species	Carollia castanea	Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

River Bulrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	River Bulrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

River Bulrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

The Chestnut Short-tailed Bat (Carollia castanea) is a species in the genus Carollia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.